Drawer guide



J. F. REID DRAWER GUIDE 1 May 5, 1942.

Filed Feb. 5, 1941 4 x n I 433 u. 2 62 z a m I 4 L z m i 5 fiy . IInventor Jws/w; 777L 11 2 9 By I A iiomey Patented May 5, 1942 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE DRAWER GUIDE I Johnston F. Reid, Wilmington, Del.

Application February 3, 1941, Serial No. 377,283

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a guiding means for drawers, the generalobject of the invention being to provide means whereby a drawer can beeasily moved in its opening without binding and without tilting whenpartly moved out of the cabinet or desk.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a cabinet or desk providedwith a drawer receiving compartment with the drawer therein and with theinvention in use.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig ure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

In these views the letter A indicates the cabinet, desk or other articleof furniture provided with a compartment B for slidingly receiving thedrawer D. In carrying out my invention I provide a pair of rails I eachof which is of Z-shape in cross section and these rails extendlongitudifrom the outer flange of each channel member and this lug islocated adjacent the inner end of the channel member and is bentupwardly under nally in the compartment and adjacent the sides thereofwith the upper flanges extending toward the side walls of thecompartment but spaced therefrom. A pair of channel members 2 isfastened to the lower part of the drawer one adjacent each side edgethereof and ears 3 are struck from the outer flange of each channelmember and pressed upwardly to a vertical'position and fastened to theside of the drawer by a. screw 4 or the like. The drawing shows two ofthese ears formed on each channel member but it will be understood thatas many of these ears can be used as necessary or desirable. A lug I isstruck the bight of the channel member and spaced therefrom so as toform a channel part for receiving portions of the upper flange, l of arail I as shown more particularly in Figure 3. Figure 1 shows a secondlug 5' formed on each channel member adjacent the front end thereof sothat the channel member can be used either left or right though thisfront member 5' can be omitted from each channel member.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided simple track means for thedrawer to slide upon so as to reduce friction and preventbinding and thelug 5 will also prevent tilting of the drawer in the compartment whenthe drawer is partly pulled from the compartment.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin thecombination and arrangement of the several parts provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the claimed as new is:

In combination with a drawer compartment and a drawer, a pair of railsin the bottom of the compartment and each of Z-shape in crosssecinvention, what is 'tion with its upper flange extending outwardly, a

